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Research interests
Dr Howcroft is a hydrogeologist specialising in the use and application of aqueous geochemistry and environmental water tracers to better understand hydrogeologic systems. Prior to joining CDU, Dr Howcroft held a postdoc position at Deakin University, where he led a multi-year environmental monitoring program of soil gas and groundwater at a trial carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) site in western Victoria. Originally from the United States, Dr Howcroft has been living in Australia for the past 15 years and will be working with Dr Dylan Irvine in the Hydrology and Groundwater Science research team.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hydrogeology, Monash University
15 Jan 2014 → 30 May 2018
Award Date: 30 May 2018
Master, Geography, Western Kentucky University
30 Aug 1985 → 15 Aug 1989
Award Date: 15 Aug 1989
Bachelor, Geology, University of Massachusetts
1 Sept 1981 → 15 May 1985
Award Date: 15 May 1985
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Groundwater residence times and hydrogeochemical processes in a shallow limestone aquifer overlying a deep-well CO2 injection demonstration site
Howcroft, W., Zhang, K. & Timms, W., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 59, p. 1-25 25 p., 102418.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimising soil gas monitoring at an on-shore geological carbon sequestration site
Zhang, K., Stevanovic, S., Howcroft, W. & Timms, W., Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 146, p. 1-11 11 p., 104437.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selecting Environmental Water Tracers to Understand Groundwater around Mines: Opportunities and Limitations
Kurukulasuriya, D., Howcroft, W., Moon, E., Meredith, K. & Timms, W., Jun 2022, In: Mine Water and the Environment. 41, 2, p. 357-369 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The variation and controls of mean transit times in Australian headwater catchments
Cartwright, I., Morgenstern, U., Howcroft, W., Hofmann, H., Armit, R., Stewart, M., Burton, C. & Irvine, D., 15 Oct 2020, In: Hydrological Processes. 34, 21, p. 4034-4048 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Residence times of bank storage and return flows and the influence on river water chemistry in the upper Barwon River, Australia
Howcroft, W., Cartwright, I. & Cendón, D. I., Feb 2019, In: Applied Geochemistry. 101, p. 31-41 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mean transit times in headwater catchments: Insights from the Otway Ranges, Australia
Howcroft, W., Cartwright, I. & Morgenstern, U., 2018, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 22, 1, p. 635-653 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Differences in groundwater and chloride residence times in saline groundwater: The Barwon River Catchment of Southeast Australia
Howcroft, W., Cartwright, I., Fifield, L. K. & Cendón, D. I., 20 Feb 2017, In: Chemical Geology. 451, p. 154-168 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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